After the Xingqing Prefecture City was broken, Li Liangzuo escaped from the capital from the north gate with three thousand iron kites and five thousand protons. Naturally, the Song Dynasty would not let him go so easily, so Yang Wenguang had already sent people to ambush outside the north gate, wanting to capture the other party alive. Unfortunately, the three thousand iron kites were too powerful. The heavy cavalry charge was like a tank group in later generations. The ambushing Song army could not stop the other party at all, and finally let the other party break out of a gap and escape.

Li Liangzuo, who escaped from the capital, headed north, and seemed to want to escape to Wutakaha City in the north. It was the most famous city in the north of Xixia and the rear of Xixia's fight against the Liao Kingdom. Not only were there large troops stationed there, but there were also a large amount of food, grass and weapons. As long as Li Liangzuo arrived there, he might still have the capital to turn over.

Naturally, Yang Wenguang and others would not watch Li Liangzuo flee to Wutuhai City, so they sent an army of 20,000 people to chase them all the way. Unfortunately, there were many cavalrymen in the Xixia people, and the Song army could not catch up at all. In the end, they could only watch the other party get closer and closer to Wutuhai City, and they were about to enter the city.

However, just when Li Liangzuo's army was about to reach Wutuhai City, what he never expected was that a Liao army suddenly broke out from the city, and at the same time, the Liao army rushing out of the ambush on both sides and behind the road seemed to want to capture Li Liangzuo. Seeing the Liao army coming out of the city, Li Liangzuo immediately understood that it must have been the Liao Kingdom taking advantage of the opportunity of the Song army surrounding Xingqing Prefecture to send troops to capture Wutuhai City, and blocked the news in order to make himself fall into the trap.

Li Liangzuo was extremely angry when he thought that the Liao Kingdom took advantage of the situation to rob, but he didn't think about it. When Liao was in chaos, he also took advantage of the situation to rob. He almost destroyed Yelu Jun. Now that Xixia was beaten by the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom was almost destroyed, and the Liao Kingdom was unable to put pressure on the Song Dynasty. Since this is the case, it would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to get some benefits from Xixia, and even if Li Liangzuo could be captured alive. Not only could he avenge his previous shame, but he might also gain greater benefits in the name of Li Liangzuo.

Seeing the Liao army coming from three sides, Li Liangzuo was extremely angry, but he forced himself to suppress his anger with reason. He immediately ordered the Five Thousand Protons to rush to the opposite direction with the Three Thousand Iron Harriers. With the help of the charge of the Iron Harriers heavy cavalry, he actually broke out of the encirclement.

However, although Li Liangzuo escaped from the Liao army, he also paid a huge price. For example, almost all the concubines and ministers he brought with him fell into the hands of the Liao army. Only the Queen Liang followed him out of the siege. In addition, the five thousand protons left behind were almost wiped out. More than half of the three thousand iron kites who protected him were lost. In the end, only about two thousand remaining soldiers and defeated generals were left by his side and escaped.

Li Liangzuo is a tough person. Since he chose to escape, he would never give up until the last moment. Therefore, after he escaped from Wutuihai City with his men, he immediately turned to the west and fled. The west direction of Wutuihai City is the Yan Army Division of Heishui Town in Xixia, where heavy troops are also stationed, but the number of troops there, food, grass, weapons, etc. cannot be compared with Wutuihai City, otherwise he would have chosen to go to Heishui Yan Army Division at the beginning.

Just when Li Liangzuo fled to the Yan Army Division of Heishui Town, the Song army, who had not received the news, also rushed to Wushuhai City, but saw that the Liao Kingdom was on the top of the city. What the Song army did not expect was that when they came to the city, the Liao army in the city actually opened the city gate and set up a banquet under the city, which seemed to be inviting them.

The person who pursued Li Liangzuo afterwards was Yang Wenguang's deputy Guhe. When he saw the Liao army flag on Wutuhai City, he immediately guessed what happened. When he saw the Liao Kingdom set up a banquet to entertain him under the city, he was extremely angry. After all, they fought desperately to destroy Xixia, but let the Liao Kingdom occupy Wutuhai City, taking a big advantage in vain. And now he is holding a banquet under the city, which is obviously trying to humiliate them.

Faced with this situation, Gu He immediately asked the Liao Kingdom in the city to withdraw, and the other party naturally refused without surprise. However, perhaps the combat power shown by the Song army this time made the Liao Kingdom very afraid, so although they refused to withdraw from Wutuhai City, they were willing to give the Song army some compensation, such as the ministers of the Western Xia and the concubines of Li Liangzuo who they snatched from Li Liangzuo before. These people were useless in their hands. It would be better to give them a favor to the Song Dynasty.

Guhe also knew that it would be impossible for the Liao army to spit out the fat meat they had eaten in their mouths with just a few words, unless they fought a war with each other. However, now that the Song Dynasty had just destroyed Xixia, it was really not appropriate to have conflicts with Liao Kingdom, so in the end he had to withdraw his troops with hatred. As for the prisoners in the hands of Liao Kingdom, they naturally accepted them. After all, it was not for nothing. These people could also get a lot of credit when they took them back.

The above is the news about Li Liangzuo that Yang Wenguang had just received. Zhao Yan was silent for a long time after hearing this. Finally, he finally said: "We had already expected the Liao Kingdom to take advantage of the situation, so it is not surprising. Moreover, they took the initiative to return the prisoners, which shows that they are still very weak in the country and do not want to conflict with us. It also shows that the Liao Kingdom has given up on the Western Xia, so we can pursue Li Liangzuo with confidence."

Regarding Zhao Yan's analysis, Yang Wenguang nodded in agreement. Although the Liao Kingdom suffered great losses due to civil strife, they still had the strength to take advantage of the situation. Especially since Wutuhai City is close to Liao Kingdom, it is normal for Yelu Jun to choose to send troops to occupy it, but this has damaged the interests of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, their teachers and veterans are tired now and they really have no strength to go to war with Liao Kingdom again.

"By the way, Li Liangzuo fled to the Yan Army Division of Heishui Town. Have Guhe and others chased after him?" Zhao Yan asked again at this time. If Li Liangzuo did not die for a day or was not arrested, then the Xixia occupied by the Song Dynasty would be in peace for a day.

"Don't worry, Prince, Gu He and the others have already pursued him. However, although Li Liangzuo lost most of his troops in the hands of the Liao army, he also got rid of some of the burden. Therefore, Li Liangzuo escaped faster this time, and Gu He and the others may be difficult to catch up!" Yang Wenguang said again at this time, and after saying that, his brows also frowned. It seemed that he did not have much hope for chasing Li Liangzuo.

"Prince, I have something I want to report!" At this moment, Xue Lang, who had been standing behind Zhao Yan, suddenly walked forward and spoke.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhao Yan looked at Xue Lang in surprise when he heard Xue Lang's words. Although he and Yang Wenguang did not avoid Xue Lang's conversation just now, Xue Lang was just an intelligence officer in the Imperial City Department. He would have forgotten about these things after he had heard them, but with his identity, he should not interrupt such major events. With Xue Lang's shrewdness, he should not be unaware of this truth.

"Prince, I received news just before the city was broken. Li Liangzuo had been in secret with Yelu Chongyuan who fled to the Northwest Road Recruitment Office of Liao Kingdom. Speaking of which, since Yelu Chongyuan fled to the Northwest Road, he quickly subdued a group of tribes, which led to his strength growing rapidly. It is said that his subordinates already had 100,000 troops to fight. This time, Xixia was defeated by our Song Dynasty. Li Liangzuo also sent someone to ask for help from this former ally. Some time ago, Yelu Chongyuan had sent someone to respond and agreed to send reinforcements, but before I could send this news, Xingqing Prefecture City was already broken by us." Xue Lang reported with a serious face.

"Yelu Chongyuan, a stray dog, dared to get involved in our affairs. It seems that he is really confused!" Zhao Yan couldn't help but angrily when he heard this. Yelu Chongyuan was almost destroyed by Yelu Jun. He didn't stay on the northwest road and wanted to help Li Liangzuo. In Zhao Yan's opinion, he really didn't know how to live or die.

"Hehe, Prince, you are wrong this time. Yelu Chongyuan is not too confused, but is still very smart!" But just as Zhao Yan finished speaking, Yang Wenguang sneered.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Zhao Yan couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this.

"Yelu Chongyuan is an old fox. He was severely injured by Yelu Jun's energy before. Even after this period of rest, he probably only recovered some of his strength. As for the 100,000 soldiers who can fight, they must be frightening. It would be good that he could have up to 30,000 to 40,000 people in his hands. The reason why he agreed to aid Xixia this time was definitely not a good intention. It was even possible that he had the same idea as Yelu Jun, just to take the opportunity to bite off Xixia and restore his strength."

Yang Wenguang paused at this point, then looked at Xue Lang and smiled, "Xue Lang, you reminded us of Yelu Chongyuan at this time. I guess he saw that the Yan Army Division of Heishui Town happened to be with Yelu Chongyuan's sphere of influence. There is this uncertain variable, so the matter of our pursuit of Li Liangzuo may change, right?"

"Everyone cares about Yingming, the lower officials really think of this. No matter what Yelu Chongyuan's intention is, he is likely to send troops to Xixia. If he only sent 20,000 General Gu to pursue him, an accident might happen!" Xue Lang finally expressed his worries at this time, which was also the reason why he said boldly just now.

"So that's it. If Yelu Chongyuan sends troops, it would be a big trouble!" Zhao Yan also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard this. If it were in the past, Yelu Chongyuan's little force was naturally not enough to worry about it. But now they have just captured Xingqing Prefecture, which is the richest place in Xixia. There are a lot of troops to be stationed. In addition, there are many Xixia cities around that have not surrendered and they also need to be sent to attack. So now they really can't send too many troops to chase Li Liangzuo, which is also one of the main reasons why Guhe dares to conflict with the Liao people.
Chapter completed!